From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: May 19, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: home page hijacked
>
> Leo,
> Recently, something happened while I was shutting down my
> computer. When I restarted it, my default browser address
> had been changed and I found I couldn\'t open any links in my email.
>
> I hired a tech to come in and fix the problem, which appeared
> to only be a problem of knowing where to go and what to
> change. However, only a week later, the same thing happened
> again, and I\'m loath to get the tech back for something I
> could do myself if I knew the path to follow.
It's hard to know exactly what he or she did, but I would install
an anti-spyware program, including options that protected against
homepage hijacking. "Tea Timer", part of Spybot Search and Destroy
does this, as does the default configuration of Microsoft Anti-Spyware.
http://ask-leo.com/spyware_how_do_i_remove_and_avoid_spyware.html
Thanks for asking,
Leo
Article 253
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Viruses and Malware
